Course Contents

Chapter 1: NANOMATERIALS, Chapter 2: PREPARATION METHODS, Chapter 3: CARBON NANOTUBES, Chapter 4: SYNTHESIS METHODS, Chapter 5: DENDRIMERS, Chapter 6: NANOPOROUS MATERIALS:

Course Synopsis

NANOMATERIALS: Nanoclusters, Dendrimers, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Nanowires, Nanotubes, Quantum dots PREPARATION METHODS: Top-down and Bottom-up approaches, Bottom-up techniques (self assembly, directed assembly, layer-by-layer assembly, polymerization), Combination of top-down and bottom-up approaches CARBON NANOTUBES: Structure & properties, Growth mechanism (single-walled and multi-walled), Chemical Vapour Deposition (different types of CVD), Arc-discharge, Laser ablation, Template-assisted growth SYNTHESIS METHODS: Nanoparticles, Nanoclusters, Nanocomposites (pillard clays, layered double hydroxides, clay-polymer nanocomposites), DENDRIMERS Dendrimers by wet chemical methods, Hydrothermal methods, Supercritical fluids NANOPOROUS MATERIALS: Microporous, Mesoporous, and Nanoporous materials

Course Learning Outcomes

This course will enable students to learn chemical synthesis of nanostructures and they will apply this knowledge to successful completion of their synthesis and its analysis.